It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to teach him this supplication just as he would teach a surah from the Noble Qur'an, and he would say: "Say like this: «اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَحْيَا وَالْمَمَاتِ» 'O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the punishment of Hell, from the punishment of the grave, from the trial of the False Messiah (Dajjal), and from the trials of life and death.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would wake up in the middle of the night to pray, he would recite this supplication: «اَللّٰهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ نُورُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ قَيَّامُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ رَبُّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ أَنْتَ الْحَقُّ وَقَوْلُكَ الْحَقُّ وَوَعْدُكَ الْحَقُّ وَلِقَاؤُكَ حَقٌّ وَالْجَنَّةُ حَقٌّ وَالنَّارُ حَقٌّ وَالسَّاعَةُ حَقٌّ اَللّٰهُمَّ لَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْتُ وَبِكَ خَاصَمْتُ وَإِلَيْكَ حَاكَمْتُ فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَأَعْلَنْتُ أَنْتَ الَّذِي لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ» "O Allah! All praise is for You, You are the Light of the heavens and the earth, and all praise is for You, You are the Sustainer of the heavens and the earth, and all praise is for You, You are the Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is within them. You are the Truth, Your word is the truth, Your promise is the truth, meeting You is the truth, Paradise is the truth, Hell is the truth, and the Hour is the truth. O Allah! I submit to You, I believe in You, I rely upon You, I turn to You, I argue by Your power, and I make You my judge. So forgive me my past and future sins, those I have done in secret and those I have done openly. You are the One besides whom there is no deity."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once during the Prophetic era, there was a solar eclipse. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the people in prayer. In this prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood for a long time, probably as long as it takes to recite Surah Al-Baqarah. Then he performed a long bowing (ruku‘), then after raising his head from ruku‘, he stood for a long time, but this standing was shorter than the first. Then he performed a long ruku‘, which was also shorter than the previous ruku‘. Then after prostrating, he stood up and in the second rak‘ah also stood for a long time, which was shorter than the first rak‘ah. Then he performed a long ruku‘, but that too was somewhat shorter. After raising his head from ruku‘, he again stood and bowed as before, then prostrated, and after saying salam, he finished the prayer. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, the solar eclipse had ended. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“The sun and the moon are two signs among the signs of Allah. They are not eclipsed due to anyone’s death or life. Therefore, when you see such a situation, remember Allah.”The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! We felt as if you tried to grasp something while standing in your place, then you stepped back? He said:“I saw Paradise and I tried to take a bunch of its grapes. If I had taken it, you would have eaten from it as long as the world remained. And I also saw Hell. I have never seen a scene more terrifying than what I saw today, and I saw that the majority of its inhabitants were women.”The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) asked the reason for this, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Because of their ingratitude.”The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) asked: Do they disbelieve in Allah? He said:“(That is not what is meant, rather what is meant is that) they are ungrateful to their husbands and do not acknowledge favors. If you do good to one of them all your life and then she sees something in you that displeases her, she will immediately say: ‘I have never seen any good from you.’”

Once Marwan said to his doorkeeper: O Rafi! Go to Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) and ask him, "If each of us—who rejoices over the blessings he receives and wishes to be praised for deeds he has not done—will be punished, then will we all be afflicted with punishment?" Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) replied, "What connection do you have with this verse? This verse was revealed concerning the People of the Book." Then Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) recited this verse: «‏‏‏‏﴿وَإِذْ أَخَذَ اللّٰهُ مِيثَاقَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ لَتُبَيِّنُنَّهُ لِلنَّاسِ﴾ [آل عمران: 187] » "And [mention] when Allah took a covenant from those who were given the Scripture, [saying] , 'You must make it clear to the people and not conceal it.'" Then he recited this verse: «﴿لَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ يَفْرَحُونَ بِمَا أَتَوْا وَيُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يُحْمَدُوا بِمَا لَمْ يَفْعَلُوا فَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّهُمْ . . . . .﴾ [آل عمران: 188] » "Those who rejoice for what they have done and love to be praised for what they did not do, do not think they will escape the punishment..." And he said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had asked the People of the Book about something, but they concealed it from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and told others. When they left the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), they thought they had answered his question and wanted to be praised for it, and they boasted that they had carefully concealed what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had asked them.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“The first to deny something out of forgetfulness and unawareness was Adam (peace be upon him), and its detail is as follows: When Allah Almighty created Adam (peace be upon him), after some time He passed His hand over his back and brought forth all his progeny that would be born until the Day of Resurrection, and began to present his offspring before him. Adam (peace be upon him) saw among them a man whose complexion was radiant. He asked: ‘O Lord! Who is this?’ Allah said: ‘This is your son Dawud (David).’ He asked: ‘O Lord! How long is his lifespan?’ Allah said: ‘Sixty years.’ He said: ‘O Lord! Increase his lifespan.’ Allah said: ‘This cannot be, but it is possible that I reduce some years from your lifespan and add them to his.’ The lifespan of Adam (peace be upon him) was one thousand years. Allah took forty years from it and added forty years to the lifespan of Dawud (peace be upon him), and wrote down this matter and made the angels witnesses to it.

When the time of Adam’s (peace be upon him) death approached and the angels came to seize his soul, Adam (peace be upon him) said: ‘But I still have forty years of life remaining?’ It was said to him: ‘You have already given those forty years to your son Dawud.’ But he said: ‘I did not do so.’ Thereupon, Allah presented that written document before him and the angels bore witness to it. Thus, the lifespan of Dawud (peace be upon him) became a full hundred years, and the lifespan of Adam (peace be upon him) became a full thousand years.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that in the beginning, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer eighteen rak‘ahs at night, three rak‘ahs of witr, and two rak‘ahs (of the sunnah of Fajr). But when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) grew older, their number was reduced to nine, six, and three.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Avoid three accursed acts." The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) asked: O Messenger of Allah! What are those three acts? He said: "That one of you relieves himself (defecates or urinates) in a shaded place where people take shade, or in a pathway, or at a place where water flows."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had cupping done and blood was drawn, and at that time he (peace and blessings be upon him) was also fasting.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Jibreel (peace be upon him) taught me the Qur'an on one mode, but I kept requesting him for more, and he continued to increase it for me until it reached seven modes, and then he stopped."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best companions for a journey are four people, the best detachment consists of four hundred individuals, the best army consists of four thousand soldiers, and a group of twelve thousand cannot be overcome due to being few in number."